Re: JB Rye?

Dittos on the Canadian Club Classic 12 , Hightower. I just tried some tonight and loved it, and did the search engine thing to find out that this is the only thread it's mentioned on. Well let me go on record as saying this is mighty tasty stuff, balanced with good rye character and a hint of vanilla.

Re: JB Rye?

Originally Posted by Jazzhead

Dittos on the Canadian Club Classic 12 , Hightower. I just tried some tonight and loved it, and did the search engine thing to find out that this is the only thread it's mentioned on. Well let me go on record as saying this is mighty tasty stuff, balanced with good rye character and a hint of vanilla.

I tend to completely ignore Canadian whiskey. Is this easily available? I might go an git me some!

Re: JB Rye?

Originally Posted by HighTower

I have an open bottle, and I don't mind it at all. I prefer the WT rye, but havent seen it here for about 5 or 6 years. I like the higher proof of the WT rye, cant wait to try my Thomas Handy
I also love Canadian Club Classic 12 year, do canadians have a high rye content??

The high rye-content reputation is more myth than reality. At one time there was a high rye content. Before Prohibition rye was the preferred whiskey for the American consumer, and Canadians started to produce it to sell to the American black market during Prohibition. Then, as now, Canadian whisky blends an aged, vodka-like spirit, almost a neutral grain spirit, with a stronger (at that time, rye) whiskey, making a milder, smoother style. This is the rye Americans consumed then.

While Canadian whiskys typically contain rye as part of the mash bill, it is not a high percentage any longer. Unlike the U.S. 51% minimum, there is no legal requirement that a whisky labeled "rye whisky" have any specific percentage of rye.

One unusual component in some Canadian whiskys is malted Rye, but I couldn't tell you which ones.

I have long dismissed CC as a basic well pour, nothing more. Now I'm finding out they actually produce some interesting whiskeys, too. There's a 20 CC floating around out there that's supposed to be rather decent, and now you mention a 12 yr. There's also a 100pf 6yr out there. I just picked up a CC Sherry Cask the whiskey specialist at Schneider's in D.C. recommended.

*sigh* So many whiskeys, so little time.

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Re: JB Rye?

We don't have many rye selections, but fortunately, they are all different. I recently bought my first bottle of JB Rye. I was expecting to hate it from most of the postings on SB.com. I liked it. I also didn't find it any thinner than several much more expensive bourbons I have tried. The label is ugly. Beam needs to at least change the color.

Re: JB Rye?

Originally Posted by Martian

The label is ugly. Beam needs to at least change the color.

Hold your horses! This is my all-time favourite “looking at” whisk (e) y-, spirit-, alcohol content-, and “any liquid”-bottle. Lights up the whole room. This said it’s of cause only nice we have different taste in this aspect too here on this forum.